Bare Island West
★★★★☆
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Despite the lower visibility on the western side of Bare Island this is a very popular Dive Site with average depths between 7 - 12mIt’s also one of the few dive sites in Sydney for reliable sightings of the curious Red Indian Fish.,
You will find vibrant and diverse sponge gardens populated by lots of delicate creatures such as pygmy pipefish, nudibranchs, sea stars and seahorses and weedy sea dragons..
Dive Activity
Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
100 Sightings
J
20
F
14
M
12
A
8
M
7
J
5
J
4
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
8
D
11
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
91 Sightings
J
19
F
11
M
6
A
4
M
7
J
4
J
3
A
11
S
0
O
7
N
11
D
8
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
71 Sightings
J
9
F
11
M
9
A
2
M
3
J
2
J
2
A
12
S
0
O
3
N
8
D
10
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
168 Sightings
J
22
F
16
M
11
A
9
M
10
J
8
J
5
A
18
S
12
O
15
N
21
D
21
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
127 Sightings
J
20
F
11
M
9
A
11
M
12
J
8
J
3
A
13
S
6
O
11
N
14
D
9
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
122 Sightings
J
25
F
18
M
9
A
6
M
2
J
2
J
0
A
12
S
4
O
6
N
23
D
15
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
83 Sightings
J
10
F
11
M
12
A
6
M
7
J
0
J
2
A
11
S
3
O
6
N
6
D
9
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish
82 Sightings
J
10
F
9
M
6
A
2
M
5
J
8
J
5
A
10
S
6
O
7
N
5
D
9
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
71 Sightings
J
12
F
7
M
8
A
2
M
4
J
4
J
2
A
13
S
0
O
6
N
6
D
7
iStock-Nigel Marsh
Wobbegong
49 Sightings
J
10
F
14
M
5
A
3
M
0
J
4
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
7
